1960-04-28 — Page 4

They fooled the phoney-sick'

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BOUT six people out of every ten who are fobbed off with a neutral pill by the doctor because they are not really ill, are convinced that it exerts a definite medical effect on them.

This has been revealed by the Groylingwell Medien Research Counell Chichester, experiments to besc the value of coloured water, sthcur pills, and other innetive "medicines." belug dispensed by doctors on a growing reale. Dr Christopher Lucas Mr J. B. Knowles Kave pilla made ut milk-sugar 10 healthy nurses and students at

TALKING

POINTS

I costs

and

Hospital,

por

wold The "puinen pigs" that the pits were new drugs test by the research under department. When asked to Ust

CO their effects.

cent recorded definite symptoms.

Many reported that the pill them making "rangnilised!** them feel relaxed and drowsy.

Others mid It nepped them

. making them gay and devil- may-care.

Some complained

bem thick-bonded. their thinking

their vision.

"One

mirse

made confusing

Tel hiring

complained of

extreme nausea and develoved

a marked pallor," verorts Dr Lures. “A dudent complained

more to revenge of palm on the top of his head hear radiating to his face and low<**

int,"

injuries than 10

them.

-BISHOP THOMAS WILSON.

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These indings suggest that "places."

there phoney medicines are called. are ot

In this world nothing is definite maychological value in

certain but death and taxesalmenta

-BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

The Treatment af minor

(London Express Service).

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1960.

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